If anything, the NYC mayoral election demonstrates the validity of political calculus, that is, creating or framing issues for voter appeal to win elections, no matter the negative consequences. Polling is useful, but there are some calculations so straightforward that polling is superfluous. A culture untethered from moral absolutes is easy prey for appeals to vice to drive political positions. Let’s look at the voter parameters first.
Political Calculus
If anything, the NYC mayoral election demonstrates the validity of political calculus, that is, creating or framing issues for voter appeal to win elections, no matter the negative consequences. Polling is useful, but there are some calculations so straightforward that polling is superfluous. A culture untethered from moral absolutes is easy prey for appeals to vice to drive political positions. Let’s look at the voter parameters first.